Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes

Research Fellow

University of California, Merced

camuedo-dorantes@ucmerced.edu

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Dr. Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes is professor of economics at University of California, Merced, a Research Fellow at CReAM, FEDEA, GLO and IZA, an Advisory committee member of the Americas Center Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the Western Representative in the Committee for the Status of Women in the Economics Professions (CSWEP) since 2015.

Her areas of interest include labor economics, international migration and remittances. She has published on contingent work contracts, the informal work sector, international remittances, as well as on immigrant savings, health care and labor market outcomes. Her work has been funded by the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), the Hewlett Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, among other agencies. She was the 2013-2014 Border Fulbright García-Robles Scholar, Department Chair at San Diego State University between 2015 and 2018, President of the American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) in 2014, and has held visiting positions at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and at the Public Policy Institute of California.

She joined IZA as a Research Fellow in April 2005.

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IZA-Publikationen

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16548

Intermarriage amid Immigration Status Uncertainty: Evidence from DACA

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Chunbei Wang

published online in: International Journal of Policy Analysis and Mangement, 04 September 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16438

Low-Wage Jobs, Foreign-Born Workers, and Firm Performance

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Parag Mahajan, Bernhard Schmidpeter

this version: July 2024

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16357

Immigration Enforcement and the Institutionalization of Elderly Americans

Abdulmohsen Almuhaisen, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Delia Furtado

published in: Journal of Health Economoics, 2024, 94, 102859

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16170

More Benefits, Fewer Children: How Regularization Affects Immigrant Fertility

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Ana Maria Ibanez, Sandra V. Rozo, Salvador Traettino

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14646

De Facto Immigration Enforcement, ICE Raid Awareness, and Worker Engagement

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Francisca M. Antman

published in: Economic Inquiry, 2022, 60 (1), 373 - 391

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14247

International Student Applications in the United Kingdom after Brexit

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Agnese Romiti

published in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2024, 24 (5), 637–662,

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14182

Asian Discrimination in the Coronavirus Era: Implications for Business Formation and Survival

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cristina Borra, Chunbei Wang

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13930

Immigration Policy and the Rise of Self-Employment among Mexican Immigrants

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Magnus Lofstrom, Chunbei Wang

published in: ILR Review, LR Review, 2022, 75 (5), 1189-1214

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13908

Immigration Enforcement and Infant Health

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Brandyn F. Churchill, Yang Song

published in: American Journal of Health Economics, 2022, 8 (3), 323–358

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13827

COVID-19 School Closures and Parental Labor Supply in the United States

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Miriam Marcén, Marina Morales, Almudena Sevilla

published as 'Schooling and Parental Labor Supply: Evidence from COVID-19 School Closures in the United States' in: ILR Review, 2023, 76 (1), 56 - 85.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13748

U.S. Immigration Policy and Immigrant Fertility

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo

published as 'Immigration policy and fertility: Evidence from undocumented migrants in the U.S' ´in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 189, 274 - 297

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13730

International Student Enrollments and Selectivity: Evidence from the Optional Practical Training Program

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Kevin Y. Shih, Huanan Xu

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13698

Immigration Policy and Hispanics' Willingness to Run for Office

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Jose R. Bucheli

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13695

Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? County-Level Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Neeraj Kaushal, Ashley N. Muchow

published as 'Timing of social distancing policies and COVID-19 mortality: county-level evidence from the U.S.' in. Journal of Population Economics, 2021, 34 1445 - 1572

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13316

Timing is Everything when Fighting a Pandemic: COVID-19 Mortality in Spain

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cristina Borra, Noelia Rivera Garrido, Almudena Sevilla

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12876

Is Immigration Enforcement Shaping Immigrant Marriage Patterns?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Chunbei Wang

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2020, 190, 104242

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12868

Can Sanctuary Polices Reduce Domestic Violence?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Monica Deza

published in: American Law and Economic Review, 2022, 24 (1), 116 - 170

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12721

Police Trust and Domestic Violence: Evidence from Immigration Policies

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo

published as 'Police trust and domestic violence among immigrants: evidence from VAWA self-petitions' in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2022, 22 (2), 395 - 422

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12641

Fertility Implications of Policy Granting Legal Status Based on Offspring's Nationality

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cristina Borra, Noelia Rivera Garrido

published as 'Fertility implications of family-based regularizations' in: Journal of Economic Geography, 2023, 23 (2), 449 - 484

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12049

Labor Market Impacts of States Issuing of Driving Licenses to Undocumented Immigrants

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Almudena Sevilla

published in: Labour Economics, 2020, 63,101805

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11612

Refugee Admissions and Public Safety: Are Refugee Settlement Areas More Prone to Crime?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cynthia Bansak, Susan Pozo

published in: International Migration Review, 2021, 55 (1), 135-165.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11548

Did OPT Policy Changes Help Steer and Retain Foreign Talent into Stem?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Delia Furtado, Huanan Xu

published as 'OPT policy changes and foreign born STEM talent in the U.S.' in: Labour Economics, 2019, 61, 101752

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11145

The Changing Family Structure of American Children with Unauthorized Parents

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo

published as 'Immigration Enforcement and Children's Living Arrangements' in: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2019, 38 (1), 11-40

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10850

Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo

published as 'Split Families and the Future of Children: Immigration Enforcement and Foster Care Placements' in: AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2018, 108, 368-372

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10685

Interstate Mobility Patterns of Likely Unauthorized Immigrants: Evidence from Arizona

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Fernando A. Lozano

published in: Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, 2019, 2, 109 - 120

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10602

On the Implications of Immigration Policy Restricting Citizenship: Evidence from the Dominican Republic

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Carlos Gratereaux Hernández, Susan Pozo

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10166

Settling for Academia? H-1B Visas and the Career Choices of International Students in the United States

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Delia Furtado

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10145

Can Authorization Reduce Poverty among Undocumented Immigrants? Evidence from the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Francisca M. Antman

published in: Economics Letters, 2016, 147:1-4

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10144

Schooling and Labor Market Effects of Temporary Authorization: Evidence from DACA

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Francisca M. Antman

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2017, 30(1): 339-73

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10030

Immigration Enforcement and Childhood Poverty in the United States

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Esther Arenas-Arroyo, Almudena Sevilla

published in: Journal of Public Economics, 2018, 158, 63-78.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8458

On the Intended and Unintended Consequences of Enhanced Border and Interior Immigration Enforcement: Evidence from Deportees

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Susan Pozo

Demography , 2014, 51, 2255 - 2279

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8153

Welfare Reform and Immigrant Fertility

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Susan L. Averett, Cynthia Bansak

published in: Journal of Population Economics, 2016, 29(3), 757-779.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7983

When Do Remittances Facilitate Asset Accumulation? The Importance of Remittance Income Uncertainty

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Susan Pozo

published as 'Remittance income uncertainty and asset accumulation' in: IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2014, 3:3

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7786

Old-Age Government Transfers and the Crowding Out of Private Gifts: The 70 and Above Program for the Rural Elderly in Mexico

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Laura Juarez

published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2015, 81 (3), 782–802

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7501

Low-Skilled Immigration and Parenting Investments of College-Educated Mothers in the United States: Evidence from Time-Use Data

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Almudena Sevilla

published in: Journal of Human Resources, 2014, 49(3), 509-539

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7419

Employment Verification Mandates and the Labor Market Outcomes of Likely Unauthorized and Native Workers

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cynthia Bansak

published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2014, 32(3), 671 - 680.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 7134

How Do Tougher Immigration Measures Impact Unauthorized Immigrants?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Thitima Puttitanun, Ana Martinez-Donate

published in: Demography, 2013, 50(3), 1067-91

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6857

In-State Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants and its Impact on College Enrollment, Tuition Costs, Student Financial Aid, and Indebtedness

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Chad Sparber

published in: Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2014, 49, 11-24.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6676

Immigrant Homeownership and Immigration Status: Evidence from Spain

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Kusum Mundra

published in: Review of International Economics, Special Issue: Migration and Culture, 2013, 21(2), 204-218.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6622

Remittances and Portfolio Values: An Inquiry Using Spanish Immigrants from Africa, Europe and the Americas

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Susan Pozo

published in: World Development, 2013, 41, 83-95.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5576

The Impact of Amnesty on Labor Market Outcomes: A Panel Study Using the Legalized Population Survey

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Cynthia Bansak

published in: Industrial Relations, 2011, 50 (3), 443-471.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5568

Remittances and Income Smoothing

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Susan Pozo

published in: American Economic Review, 2011, 101 (3), 582-587

IZA Discussion Paper No. 5418

Income Pooling and Household Division of Labor: Evidence from Danish Couples

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Jens Bonke, Shoshana Grossbard

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4617

New Evidence on the Role of Remittances on Health Care Expenditures by Mexican Households

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Susan Pozo

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9 (1), 69-98.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4616

Gender Differences in Native Preferences towards Undocumented and Legal Immigration: Evidence from San Diego

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Thitima Puttitanun

published in: Contemporary Economic Policy, 2011, 29 (1), 31-45

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4542

The Timing of Work and Work-Family Conflicts in Spain: Who Has a Split Work Schedule and Why?

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Sara de la Rica

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4348

Complements or Substitutes? Task Specialization by Gender and Nativity in Spain

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Sara de la Rica

published in: Labour Economics, 2011, 18 (5), 697-707

IZA Discussion Paper No. 4318

Remittances to Latin America from Migrants in the United States: Assessing the Impact of Amnesty Programs

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Francesca Mazzolari

published in: Journal of Development Economics, 2010, 91 (2), 323-335

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3662

New Evidence on the Motherhood Wage Gap

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Jean Kimmel

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3657

Migration, Remittances and Children’s Schooling in Haiti

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Annie Georges, Susan Pozo

The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 2010, 630 (1), 224-244.

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3486

Does Immigration Raise Natives' Income? National and Regional Evidence from Spain

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Sara de la Rica

published as 'The Immigration Surplus and the Substitutability of Immigrant and Native Labor: Evidence from Spain', in: Empirical Economics, 2013, 44(2), 945-958

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2722

Cohort-Level Sex Ratio Effects on Women’s Labor Force Participation

Shoshana Grossbard, Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes

published in: Review of Economics of the Household, 2007, 5 (3), 249-278

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2177

The Role of Temporary Help Agencies in Facilitating Temp-to-Perm Transitions

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Miguel Malo, Fernando Muñoz-Bullón

published in: Journal of Labor Research, 2008, 29 (2), 138-161

IZA Discussion Paper No. 2104

Labor Market Assimilation of Recent Immigrants in Spain

Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Sara de la Rica

published in: British Journal of Industrial Relations, 2007, 45 (2), 257-285